Hard Creek drills
64 metres of 0.47% Nickel
(Vancouver, British Columbia) � Hard Creek Nickel Corporation is
pleased to provide analytical results for the final 31 diamond drill holes,
totaling 10,445 metres (34,268 feet) from the 75 hole, 2007 drilling program,
at its 100% owned Turnagain Project, located 70km (43.5 miles) east of Dease
Lake in British Columbia. Results for all 75 of the drill holes
have now been released.
The majority of the holes reported
below were designed as infill holes to demonstrate continuity of the sulphide
mineralization in the Horsetrail-Northwest Deposit. Six widely
spaced holes also tested the outer limits of the known mineralization.
Two deeper holes, 07-201 and 07-225 were drilled from the north side of the
Horsetrail Deposit to test for depth extensions to the known
mineralization. One hole, 07-206, was drilled beneath the original
Discovery showing and two holes, 07-168 and 07-203, tested the southern side
of the Duffy Zone. The majority of the drill holes were NQ-size
core. Included in the 31 reported holes are five PQ-size holes,
for 413m (1,355 feet), drilled to collect large core for crushing and
grinding tests; not all this core was submitted for analyses. Drill
hole locations can be viewed on a plan map at www.hardcreeknickel.com/plan.htm.
The mineralized
holes intersected significant widths of intercumulus pyrrhotite-pentlandite,
hosted by variably serpentinized wehrlite and dunite, and demonstrate
continuity of mineralization between previous intercepts. Holes in both
the central and western portions of the Horsetrail-Northwest Deposit
intercepted greater than 100m (330 feet) intervals of better than average
nickel grades.
Hole 07-227
intersected 152m (500 feet) averaging 0.36% Ni starting at a depth of 12m and
included a 64m long interval of 0.47% Ni. Adjacent hole 05-106
intersected a 235.9m (775 feet) long interval, from surface, averaging 0.30%
Ni and included a 53m long interval averaging 0.46% Ni (see Dec. 13, 2005
news release). Hole 07-215, drilled near the centre of the Horsetrail
deposit, intersected a 184m (604 feet) long interval that started near
surface from a depth of 8m, and averaged 0.30% Ni. Two other holes, collared
in the eastern portion of the Horsetrail deposit encountered significant
nickel grades; hole 07-246 intersected 48m (157 feet) averaging 0.35% Ni,
including a 20m (66 feet) interval averaging 0.48% Ni and hole 07-248,
drilled 76m away from 07-246 on the same north-south section, intersected 48m
(157 feet) averaging 0.33% Ni. These reported holes, all located in the
core of the Horsetrail Deposit, have tested a 420m (1,380 feet) strike length
of higher grade near-surface nickel mineralization, with excellent
continuity. These results support the company's concept of a higher
grade starter pit in the Horsetrail Deposit.
In the
northwestern portion of the Horsetrail-Northwest Deposit, hole 07-204
intersected a 112m (367 feet) long interval averaging 0.30% Ni and hole
07-219 intersected 212m (696 feet) averaging 0.28% Ni that included a 96m
(315 feet) interval averaging 0.30% Ni.
Hole #
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From (m)
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To (m)
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Length (m)
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Ni %
|
Co %
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07-103
|
|
237
|
277
|
40
|
0.25
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0.012
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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07-168
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No significant results
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|
|
|
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07-188
|
Abandoned in overburden
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|
|
|
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07-193
|
Abandoned in overburden
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-201
|
|
56
|
124
|
68
|
0.23
|
0.014
|
|
|
156
|
184
|
28
|
0.23
|
0.013
|
|
|
204
|
228
|
24
|
0.25
|
0.016
|
|
|
328
|
368
|
40
|
0.23
|
0.013
|
|
|
572
|
604
|
32
|
0.22
|
0.014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-203
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No significant results
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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07-204
|
|
80
|
104
|
24
|
0.32
|
0.018
|
|
|
192
|
208
|
16
|
0.32
|
0.017
|
|
|
236
|
268
|
32
|
0.24
|
0.014
|
|
|
380
|
492
|
112
|
0.30
|
0.017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-206
|
|
40
|
84
|
44
|
0.32
|
0.015
|
|
|
244
|
268
|
24
|
0.22
|
0.013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-208M
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|
20
|
44
|
24
|
0.27
|
0.012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-212M
|
|
120
|
137.1 EOH
|
17.1
|
0.24
|
0.014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-213M
|
|
7.9
|
48
|
40.1
|
0.34
|
0.020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-215
|
|
8
|
192
|
184
|
0.30
|
0.017
|
|
|
248
|
316
|
68
|
0.23
|
0.017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-217
|
|
144
|
164
|
20
|
0.31
|
0.014
|
|
|
272
|
348
|
76
|
0.24
|
0.013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-218
|
|
44
|
68
|
24
|
0.25
|
0.021
|
|
|
312
|
384
|
72
|
0.24
|
0.013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-219
|
|
128
|
180
|
52
|
0.27
|
0.016
|
|
|
208
|
420
|
212
|
0.28
|
0.015
|
|
incl.
|
308
|
404
|
96
|
0.30
|
0.017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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07-220M
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Not sampled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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07-221
|
|
20
|
116
|
96
|
0.24
|
0.017
|
|
|
156
|
300
|
144
|
0.24
|
0.013
|
|
incl.
|
276
|
300
|
24
|
0.31
|
0.017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-222
|
|
14
|
64
|
50
|
0.23
|
0.013
|
|
|
200
|
396
|
196
|
0.25
|
0.014
|
|
incl.
|
208
|
244
|
36
|
0.33
|
0.014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-223
|
|
84
|
108
|
24
|
0.23
|
0.016
|
|
|
236
|
252
|
16
|
0.22
|
0.017
|
|
|
276
|
292
|
16
|
0.21
|
0.012
|
|
|
300
|
380
|
80
|
0.27
|
0.015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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07-224M
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Not sampled
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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07-225
|
|
20
|
32
|
12
|
0.22
|
0.018
|
|
|
92
|
104
|
12
|
0.22
|
0.012
|
|
|
128
|
176
|
48
|
0.24
|
0.016
|
|
|
224
|
244
|
20
|
0.21
|
0.013
|
|
|
576
|
592
|
16
|
0.22
|
0.015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-226
|
|
20
|
32
|
12
|
0.22
|
0.015
|
|
|
60
|
80
|
20
|
0.21
|
0.012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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07-227
|
|
12
|
164
|
152
|
0.36
|
0.019
|
|
incl.
|
96
|
160
|
64
|
0.47
|
0.025
|
|
|
200
|
228
|
28
|
0.23
|
0.014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-228
|
|
9.2
|
24
|
14.8
|
0.28
|
0.015
|
|
|
48
|
84
|
36
|
0.26
|
0.015
|
|
|
248
|
264
|
16
|
0.24
|
0.011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-229
|
|
16
|
60
|
44
|
0.29
|
0.012
|
|
|
92
|
144
|
52
|
0.21
|
0.019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-241
|
|
72
|
84
|
12
|
0.25
|
0.014
|
|
|
148
|
320
|
172
|
0.27
|
0.015
|
|
incl.
|
148
|
180
|
32
|
0.32
|
0.016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-242
|
|
100
|
140
|
40
|
0.26
|
0.012
|
|
|
256
|
284
|
28
|
0.27
|
0.014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-243
|
|
68
|
84
|
16
|
0.39
|
0.019
|
|
|
120
|
128
|
8
|
0.71
|
0.024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-244
|
|
96
|
168
|
72
|
0.26
|
0.016
|
|
incl.
|
112
|
132
|
20
|
0.30
|
0.013
|
|
|
228
|
244
|
16
|
0.22
|
0.014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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07-245
|
No significant results
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-246
|
|
40
|
88
|
48
|
0.25
|
0.012
|
|
|
136
|
184
|
48
|
0.35
|
0.020
|
|
incl.
|
148
|
168
|
20
|
0.48
|
0.024
|
|
|
289
|
345
|
56
|
0.31
|
0.015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-247
|
No significant results
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-248
|
|
9
|
28
|
19
|
0.23
|
0.012
|
|
|
48
|
96
|
48
|
0.33
|
0.014
|
|
|
180
|
336
|
156
|
0.28
|
0.018
|
|
incl.
|
268
|
292
|
24
|
0.35
|
0.015
|
Results for the
reported drill holes in the Horsetrail-Northwest Deposit will be included in
an updated resource estimate to be completed shortly by AMEC Americas
Limited.
True widths of
mineralization have been estimated to be approximately 80 percent of reported
core intervals in the Horsetrail area. Samples for analysis were
generally 4m in length of split NQ-size core. Reference pulps with
known nickel, copper, platinum and palladium values were inserted every 25
core samples and rock blanks inserted every 30 samples to monitor laboratory
performance as part of the QC/QA program.
Total nickel,
copper and cobalt values were determined by ICP emission spectrometry following
four-acid digestion of a representative pulp sample. Platinum and
palladium values were determined by ICP emission spectrometry following
lead-collection fire assay fusion of a 30 gram pulp. All analytical work was
conducted by Acme Analytical Laboratories Ltd., an ISO 9001 registered
facility, located in Vancouver. IPL, an ISO 9001 registered facility,
also located in Vancouver, is carrying out check analyses on ten percent of
the samples.
The Turnagain
Nickel Project resource in the Horsetrail-Northwest deposit has been recently
estimated (see December 10, 2007 News Release for details) with the measured
and indicated resource estimated at 489 million tonnes grading 0.22% total
nickel (0.16% nickel in sulfides) and 0.012% cobalt and an additional inferred
resource of 560 million tonnes grading 0.20% total nickel (0.15% nickel in
sulfides) and 0.011% cobalt.
Mineral
resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability.
This
news release has been reviewed and approved by Neil Froc, P.Eng., a qualified
person consistent with NI 43-101.
On
behalf of the Board of Directors of Hard Creek Nickel Corporation
�Mark
Jarvis�
MARK
JARVIS, President
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept
responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this news release.
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